The crude oil markets drifted a little bit lower during the trading session on Wednesday waiting for the FOMC announcement, but quite frankly this has more to do with the gap being filled. Now that production doesn’t seem to be an issue, it makes sense that the crude oil market continues to drift lower.
The WTI Crude Oil market initially gapped lower to kick off the trading session on Wednesday but turned around to fill that gap. After that, it looks like we are going to continue to go lower, and perhaps reaching down towards the bottom of the gap from the Saudi drone strike. At this point, it’s very likely that we will eventually get down there, so it’s only a matter time before the sellers get what they want. After all, most gaps get filled, but it may be the best trade to simply wait for short-term rallies to show signs of exhaustion and start shorting again.
Brent obviously is very much the same, as we continue to see a lot of volatility. Ultimately, if the market goes down again, then we could get as deep as $61 without having to many issues. Short-term rallies continue to offer selling opportunities as Brent has been following right along with the WTI Crude Oil market. At this point, the market looks likely to offer plenty of opportunities, and the fact that we have wiped out the entire candle stick from the Monday session is of course very bearish in general. Filling the gap is something that happens quite often, and therefore it’s likely that we will see more sellers than buyers going forward. Take advantage of quick bounces, should be nice opportunities to take advantage of the gap.
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Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.